Here is Swarovski’s Limited Edition Crystal Toaster available for $300.Designed by Russell Hobbs, the Toaster features Glass and stainless steel embellished with more than 200 Swarovski“ crystals. Only 500 pieces of this glass and stainless steel toaster are available in the market. Apart from the 200 Swarovski crystals on its body, the toaster actually has some bread-friendly features like variable browning control, extra-lift handle and crumb tray. The astonishingly good looking toaster measures 9″H x 18″W x 6″D in dimensions.

Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD) announced it will introduce a mobile personal storage line based on its market-leading 1.8-inch HDD, along with the industry’s highest-capacity portable external hard drive based on the 2.5-inch HDD platform at 320GB.

Toshiba’s new USB 2.0 Mobile External Hard Drive based on the 1.8-inch HDD platform will be available in 60GB, 80GB and 120GB models for unparalleled capacity in a pocket-sized mobile storage device. This new line of personal storage devices combines the portability of a USB flash drive with the high capacity of a hard drive for the ultimate mobile digital warehouse for entertainment and data files.The new 1.8-inch external HDD can be easily slipped into a briefcase, purse or backpack for easy transport of digital photos, music, videos or other data files. Because the 1.8-inch HDD is designed for mobility, Toshiba plans to include encryption and backup software with its 1.8-inch line to protect data should the HDD ever be lost or stolen. The product also will include a USB cable and will be bus-powered for easy plug-and-play operation.

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Universal Electronics announced the upcoming launch of the new ‘NevoS70’ universal controller during CES 2008.The newest flagship product in the critically acclaimed Nevo line brings unmatched ease of use and intuitive simplicity in a beautiful industrial design.

NevoS70 is a universal controller that intuitively delivers total control of entertainment and digital media devices in today’s connected home as well as access to online information and web services. With an elegant one-handed design and a brilliant 3.5 inch color touch screen, it can be personalized for every user in the home.

Combined with the industry’s largest professionally maintained infrared (IR) database, NevoS70 offers the widest array of features of any remote in its class. In addition to the rich array of features, everyone in the home will admire the sleek design of NevoS70 as it blends into both modern and traditional décor.With NevoS70, consumers have a single control point to manage virtually all their home theater and stereo equipment while accessing digital content stored on the PC or media server. NevoS70 is capable of interacting with web-servers via widely adopted technologies in order to provide a rich user experience.

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The ARCHOS TV+ is a full featured Wi-Fi supporting  Digital Video Recorder which also provides access to multimedia content such as movies, music, photos, podcasts, as well as Internet based content such as Internet videos and online email. The full feature list includes:

• Record your favorite TV shows with support for a TV Program Guide
• Record from most any video source in MPEG-4 format
• Wi-Fi connection provides access to your home digital media library as well as the Internet
• Remote control with integrated keyboard and mouse pointer
• Download content via Wi-Fi to the ARCHOS TV+ via ARCHOS Content Portal
• Optional web browser plug-in
• Store and play videos and recorded TV shows with support for MPEG-4, WMV, protected WMV, MPEG2 (via optional plug-in), VOB (optional plugin), and H.264 (optional plugin)
• Store and view photos
• Store and listen to music

The tech specs include the following:

• 80 or 250GB HDD
• MPEG-4, WMV support
• MP3, WMA, Protected WMA, WAV support
• JPEG, BMP, PNG support
• PDF support
• Records to MPEG-4 SP format with ADPCM stereo sound at VGA resolution and 30 or 25 f/s
• USB 2.0 support
• Wi-Fi support
• Composite, S-Video, RGB, Component, Ethernet, USB, HDMI ports
• Measures 250 x 164 x 37 mm and weighs 1294 grams

While the features and technical specifications look good on paper, ARCHOS typically suffers from poor product execution in user interfaces and product designs. The ARCHOS TV+ looks nice from afar but one wonders if the GUI will be simple enough for the common consumer. While Apple TV may be lacking in specifications and file format support, the device has an incredibly simple user interface.

For the new parents who are busy finding the right stroller for their little one, Combi has released a new baby buggy with a few luxury features to comfort your toddler and is also easier to handle.

Combi LX-720 allows the parent to adjust the temperature and humidity inside the buggy! Being Japan, I would guess that warm summer temperatures are the main concern, and that the emphasis would be on reducing humidity. Visit Japan in the summer and you’ll know what I’m talking about. Now of course, all these features come with a cost: up to 75,600 yen ($685) for the LX-720 and up to 63,000 yen ($570) for the LX-600.

Narae Inter introduced its new ball point pen featuring a laser pointer combined with 4GB USB. The laser pointer can be charged through USB. Suggested price is 99,000(KRW).